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    e-cycling

    E-cycling, also known as 'electronic recycling,' is the reuse or recycling of used electronic materials to limit e-waste.

  • economizer

    An economizer is a mechanical device that reduces the amount of energy used to cool a data center or other buildings.

  • edge data center

    An edge data center is a small data center that is located close to the edge of a network.

  • Electric plugs for each country

    Discover the electrical plugs, outlets and voltages used in different countries around the world.

  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

    Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the transfer of data from one computer system to another by standardized message formatting without the need for human intervention.

  • emergency power off (EPO) button

    The emergency power off button, also called an EPO switch or EPO panel, is a safety measure for quickly disconnecting electrical power to a particular piece of equipment or facility in the event of an emergency.

  • Energy Star

    Energy Star is a government-backed labeling program that helps people and organizations save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by identifying factories, office equipment, home appliances and electronics that have superior energy efficiency.

  • epoch

    In a computing context, an epoch is the date and time relative to which a computer's clock and timestamp values are determined.

  • Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL)

    An Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) is a category ranking assigned to an IT product or system after a Common Criteria security evaluation.

  • What is edge computing? Everything you need to know

    Edge computing is a distributed information technology (IT) architecture in which client data is processed at the periphery of the network, as close to the originating source as possible.